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Drivem to crime: GTA2
For anyone desperate to get their hands on the next generation GTA — a stunning piece of inventive software that pushes back the boundaries of both gameplay and social acceptability — then keep on looking. However, anyone wanting GTA with bells on, step right up, you are the winner. GTA2 is the same top-down orgy of crime with guns, drugs and joyriding which quickly becomes a way of life. For those that are interested, here are the differences.
Immediately GTA2 looks a lot slicker, with the vehicles, buildings and pedestrians all receiving a touch up by the artist's brush. Strangely, this has resulted in a much more cartoon knockabout feel and steals away some of the game's edge. To replace it, the cities are now in the bloody throws of a gang war. This means that not only is there no such thing as victimless crime, no felony goes unnoticed by the gangs. Work for one mob and the others will begin to pick you out for special treatment.
However, fail to complete some jobs and the mob will not be happy to see you. This constant fluctuation in gang respect can alter the game drastically and it is not unusual to wander in one territory trying to randomly execute enemy gang members to gain that extra bit of trust.
To make this system of respect work, the inhabitants of the city are endowed with some intelligent autonomy. The gangs fight each other, with or without your help; cars are hijacked, pedestrians are shot, all without your input. There are even pickpockets who will gladly lighten your wallet if you are not paying attention. The city has a bustling life all of its own that can be very entertaining to watch.
Will GTA2 capture the public imagination in the same way as its predecessor? Probably not. And with only a little gameplay twist separating the two, there is no real reason to buy GTA2. Unless, that is, you want more quality smash 'n’ grab, drive-by, drug trafficking, pistol-packing, hotrod hot-wiring action. (Iain Davidson)
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REVIEWER THIS ISSUE: Iarn Davrdson
STAR RATINGS
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The Worst (Funniest) Homepage On The Internet?
http://members.xoom.com/_XOOM/ primall/mahir/indexhtml
Anyone foolrsh enough to launch a homepage on the net and plaster rt wrth photos of themselves, must realrse that many people wrll laugh at rt. Nothrng can prepare you for thrs guy's srte. It's probably the best page on the net
Dave's Web Of Lies
http://wwwcs.man.ac.uk/~hancockd/dwol.htm
On the net, who can you trust? Just because rnformatron rs presented to you, rt doesn't mean that rt's rn any way true, Drd yOu know that women are twelve trmes more radroactrve than men? Or that, legally, cars must be sold by werght rn Slovenra? Just learn enough lres and you'll know the whole truth
History Of The Internet
http://www.internetvalleycom
It's sometrmes qurte amazrng to take a few steps back and thrnk about how ama/rng the Internet really rs. Thrs Srte may be borrng to some, but to many rt erl shed lrght on the Internet's orrgrns -- from Ersenhoxrver onwards, helreve rt or not.
Emotional IQ Test
http://www.utne.com/aqu2.tmp
Ever wondered exactly how emotronally mature you are? Or, rndeed, how Calrfornran psychologrst-frrendly? l haven’t, but try out thrs rnteractrve test and drsc over your emotronal rntellrgence quotrent,‘ rt may JUSI solve, or explarn your relatronshrp problems. After takrng the test l realrse that l have the same E-IO as Benny Hrll
Sick Bag Collection Page
http://gnarly.users.netlink.co. uk/sickbag.html Collectrng arrlrne srck bags rs a normal hobby, or so we're told here Thrs guy has about 750, rangrng from ones wrth games on the back, to transparent ones. Now, the really great thrng rs, he’s wrllrng to swap some of hrs 'doublers’ for some bags he hasn't got yet So, all yOu fellow collectors out there c0ugh up. Brrmmrng wrth content. And that's t, cg. Just the bags. .
Ultimate Drink Mixing Website
http://www.idrink.com/
Stuck for new cocktarl rdeas, or the reCrpes for ones you used to know? Thrs rs one of the most comprehenswe srtes on the net for mrxrng drrnks Half of them probably make you go blrnd halfway down the glass, but rt's rmmensely useful for any upcomrng cocktarl partres. One rnterestrng feature rs you can punch rn the rngredrents you already have, and rt'll suggest a lrst of makeable drrnks
The Virtual Frog Dissection Page http://george.lbl.gov/lTG.hm.pg.docs/dissect/info.html
I feel a brt cheated from my schooldays; the only thrng I ever got to drssect was lrterature. Whrle thor0ugh|y rnterestrng, rt never had the appeal of cuttrng up somethrng that was ex-alrve, Wrth thrs srte you can take a frog apart and see how rt works. All wrthout any 900 (Steve Blarr)
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